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Mastering Crosswind Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

We have two main challenges when performing crosswind landings: Staying aligned with the extended centerline on the approach. Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. Staying Aligned on the Approach Crosswinds try to “push” the aircraft off the approach course.

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

Aerotime

The DHC-8, which had been tasked to transport supplies to Niigata in response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake occurring the previous day, had entered the runway at Haneda Airport as the JAL A350 was on final approach. KITTIKUN YOKSAP / Shutterstock After touching down, the A350 struck the DHC-8.

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